RALEIGH – State officials have published a map online with the proposed locations for the
second set of electric vehicle charging stations that will be funded through the
National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Program.
The N.C. Department of Transportation published the map to help people wishing to apply for the federal NEVI funds the state received to build and operate a network of electric charging stations.
“This is one more step we’re taking toward a clean transportation future,” said Paula Hemmer, NCDOT’s Statewide Initiatives senior engineer. “These maps indicate where developers can propose EV charging stations so we can build out a network that fills critical coverage gaps and reduces any range anxiety electric vehicle owners may have.”
This second map was published about a year after NCDOT published the
first map of proposed EV charging station locations. The first map was published about three months before NCDOT issued its first request for proposals for businesses interested in applying for Phase 1 of the installation.
In September, Governor Roy Cooper
announced conditional awards for developers to install and operate the first nine EV charging stations.
The second map comes in advance of the second request for proposals, which is expected to be issued in the first quarter of 2025. This second round will involve the construction of 41 more EV charging stations along highways and interstates. Thirty-six of the clusters are in Eastern North Carolina, with the other five are in Western North Carolina. Since many of the western communities are still dealing with impacts from Hurricane Helene, developers applying for funds there will have additional time to respond to the request for proposals.
Both the first and second round of EV charging stations are included in Phase 1 of the buildout.
NEVI requires EV charging stations in the first phase to be installed every 50 miles along the federally approved
alternative fuel corridors, and that they be within a mile of the corridor. Stations in Phase 1 will be DC Fast Chargers with four combined ports capable of charging EVs in about 20 minutes.
NEVI funds will reimburse businesses for project costs, including procurement, installation and operation of the EV charging stations.
The map published this month includes 41 clusters of EV chargers to fill in coverage gaps on highways and interstates, including Interstate 26, I-40, I-85, I-485, I-73/74, I-95, U.S. 17, U.S. 64, U.S. 70, and U.S. 74.
The NCDOT received $109 million in NEVI program funds to build out the network of electric vehicle chargers statewide over about seven years.
Phase 2 will start after the first phase is complete. The second phase will involve installation of charging stations in communities. Phase 2 will involve a combination of DC Fast Chargers and Level 2 Chargers that can charge a vehicle in four-to-eight hours.
To learn more, please visit NCDOT’s
webpage devoted to the NEVI Program.